美國對俄羅斯金融科技公司和逃避制裁的個人實施制裁

美國財政部對 13 家金融科技公司和兩名與俄羅斯有關的個人實施新制裁，指控他們參與開發和提供用於規避制裁的虛擬資產服務。這些實體促進了非法加密貨幣交易，幫助俄羅斯在烏克蘭的戰爭努力，突顯出人們越來越依賴加密貨幣來逃避制裁和資助非法活動。

United States Imposes Sanctions on Russian Fintech Firms and Individuals for Circumventing Sanctions

美國對規避制裁的俄羅斯金融科技公司和個人實施制裁

Washington, D.C. - In a move to further isolate Russia and disrupt its war efforts in Ukraine, the United States Treasury Department has announced a new round of sanctions against 13 fintech firms and two individuals with ties to Russia. The sanctions are aimed at disrupting virtual asset services that have been utilized to circumvent international sanctions imposed in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

華盛頓特區 - 為了進一步孤立俄羅斯並破壞其在烏克蘭的戰爭努力，美國財政部宣布對 13 家金融科技公司和兩名與俄羅斯有聯繫的個人實施新一輪制裁。這些制裁旨在擾亂虛擬資產服務，這些服務被用來規避因俄羅斯入侵烏克蘭而實施的國際制裁。

"Russia is increasingly relying on alternative payment mechanisms to evade U.S. sanctions and continue funding its war against Ukraine," said Brian E. Nelson, Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence.

「俄羅斯越來越依賴替代支付機制來逃避美國制裁，並繼續為其針對烏克蘭的戰爭提供資金，」美國財政部負責恐怖主義和金融情報的副部長布萊恩·尼爾森 (Brian E. Nelson) 表示。

The sanctions were administered by the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and target companies and individuals believed to have facilitated the development or provision of virtual asset services that have aided sanctioned Russian financial institutions in reconnecting to the global financial system.

這項制裁由美國財政部外國資產管制辦公室(OFAC) 實施，制裁目標是那些被認為促進了虛擬資產服務開發或提供的公司和個人，這些服務幫助受制裁的俄羅斯金融機構重新接入全球金融體系。

Among the companies sanctioned are Moscow-based fintechs B-Crypto, Masterchain, Atomaiz, Veb3 Tekhnologii, and Veb3 Integrator, as well as Cyprus-based Tokentrust, which holds a majority stake in Atomaiz.

受到製裁的公司包括總部位於莫斯科的金融科技公司 B-Crypto、Masterchain、Atomaiz、Veb3 Tekhnologii 和 Veb3 Integrator，以及總部位於塞浦路斯的 Tokentrust，後者持有 Atomaiz 的多數股權。

Two individuals, Igor Veniaminovich Kaigorodov and Timur Evgenyevich Bukanov, were also included in the sanctions list. Kaigorodov is the majority owner of Veb3 Tekhnologii and Veb3 Integrator, while Bukanov is the owner of TOEP.

伊戈爾·韋尼亞米諾維奇·凱戈羅多夫和鐵木爾·葉夫根尼耶維奇·布卡諾夫這兩個人也被列入製裁名單。 Kaigorodov 是 Veb3 Tekhnologii 和 Veb3 Integrator 的主要所有者，而 Bukanov 是 TOEP 的所有者。

The United States has been closely monitoring the use of virtual assets, such as cryptocurrencies, in Russia since the start of the Ukraine war. Cryptocurrencies offer an alternative and potentially anonymous means of cross-border payments, making them attractive to sanctioned entities seeking to evade financial restrictions.

自烏克蘭戰爭爆發以來，美國一直在密切監視俄羅斯加密貨幣等虛擬資產的使用情況。加密貨幣提供了另一種可能匿名的跨境支付方式，這使得它們對尋求規避金融限制的受制裁實體具有吸引力。

According to a report published by blockchain intelligence firm TRM Labs, exchanges linked to Russia and Ukraine accounted for more than half of all international volumes in illicit crypto funds before the start of the war.

根據區塊鏈情報公司 TRM Labs 發布的報告，戰前，與俄羅斯和烏克蘭有關的交易所佔國際非法加密資金總量的一半以上。

A separate report from Chainalysis revealed that in 2022, the year the Ukraine war broke out, the proportion of crypto activity associated with illegal operations doubled to 0.24% from 0.12% in 2021.

Chainaanalysis 的另一份報告顯示，2022 年，即烏克蘭戰爭爆發的那一年，與非法操作相關的加密貨幣活動的比例從 2021 年的 0.12% 翻了一番，達到 0.24%。

"The Treasury will continue to expose and disrupt the companies that seek to help sanctioned Russian financial institutions reconnect to the global financial system," Nelson подчеркнул.

「財政部將繼續揭露和擾亂那些尋求幫助受制裁的俄羅斯金融機構重新與全球金融體系建立聯繫的公司，」納爾遜·波德科尼努拉 (Nelson подчеркнул) 說道。